Sharp County record., 1887-07-21
Miscellaneous Items,

Crops, with few exceptions, are good III
Bradley County, some portions needlng
rain, as the last rains were local. win
favorable weather Bradley County Will
make an abundant harvest.
The first annual picnic OF the Grand
Army of the Republic will be given by
that organization at Big Rock Mountain
Port, Pulaski County, on July l. The
steamer Carrie NJ Craft will carry pas
sengers to and from the grounds.
The muster rolls of Colonel YolPs Ar
kansas regiment IN the Mexican war are
now in Little Rock. and have been entered
as part of the public records OF this State.
They have been inspected by large mum
ber of veterans.
The new Baptist Church (brick) at Con-
way is very nearly completed.
Lonoke County has red oak tree that
would split up into 1000 rails.
A new smelter is being put In at the
copper mines twelve miles north of Mar
shall
The earliest cotton blooms in Hot
Springs County were observed on June
Judge j. W. Duncan Is mentioned as a
candidate for Congress- next time in the
Second district.
Fordyce is four years old, has 1000 in
habitants and claims to be the best new
town on the st. Louis, Arkansas & Texas
road.
Morrillton has organized bank with
capital of $50, 900. 1t will begin business
about September /. william Irving is its
president.
Petitions are being circulated In Cleve
land County asking for the removal OF the
county seat. Rison and Kingsand are
rivals for county-seat honors.
Foundations for water-works machinery
are being laid on the Arkansas side OF
Texarkana. Another mile OF street-car
track has just been completed there.
Aeruman q Pool, whose woollen mill
at Cham bersville was burned about
year ago, have rebuilt at Fordyce. They
have recently put in three new looms, and
are said to have the largest woollen mill
in the State.
There is an unexpended balance in the
appropriation made for the Arkansas
river left over from 1886 amounting to
S44, ,OO0 which the United States engineer
in charge of the work on the river, Cap.
tain H. S. Taber, proposes to utilize in re-
moving the Instructions and in construct
ing works whereby at least three feet OF
water will be maintained at all seasons
of the year, from Little Rock to the mouth
of the river.
Throughout the State, with the excep'
ton of few localities, the prospects for
abundant crops of cotton and corn con-
tinue most favor able Where properly
cultivated the crops are generally about
two weeks earlier than last year. Plant
ers are getting out of the grass after a
hard fight. The wheat acreage is small,
but the average yield is good. Oats are
less than the average. Vegetables and
small fruits are abundant, though the
peach crop in places is pronounced fail.
ure.
Crop prospects in the vicinity, of Fort
Smith, are excellent. Corn in the bot
toms began "silking" six days earlier
than last year. The yield in the bottoms
is estimated at from sixty to ninety
bushels per acre and will not fall short
of it. Upland crops are above the aver.
dS6 duu buC DOph III oONoVhi INV
upland, has been largely watered over
last year. Cotton booms were visible
much earlier than preceding years, and
the staple is healthy and growing vigor
ously.
Watermellons are in market.
Cresswell and Silverdale townships Of |
Desha County have voted, by Iarge ma
jorities, in favor of issuing $4,000 OF |
bonds toward building the Denver, Mem.
phis Il Atlantic railroad. The road will |
connect at Arkansas City with the road |
from Fort Smith, which is now being rap.
idly built.
A land office abstract of all entries in
Carroll County shows there are still many |
acres open to entry and settlement there. |
The greater portion is mountain timber
land covered with good grass range and |
suitable for stock raising The first land
entries in Carroll County were made in
1888.
Arkansas makes big crop Of apples
this year.